I Was Only (Seventeen)

<br>I was only trying to keep the walls from closing in<br>I was only waiting `round for something to begin<br>I was only seventeen<br>I told you that it didn`t mean a thing <br><br>Feels like a million years ago<br>Small town where everybody knows<br>Everything about everybody else<br>Way back when there wasn`t you and me<br>I guess I was still naive<br>And the moment was as far as I could see<br>I was only trying to keep the walls from closing in<br>I was only waiting `round for something to begin<br>I was only seventeen<br>I told you that it didn`t mean a thing<br>Why can`t you just love me<br>Please don`t push too hard<br>The truth you think you`re after<br>Might just break your heart<br><br>Someone who I thought was my friend<br>But sometimes people just pretend<br>And I would never be the same again<br><br>I was only trying to keep the walls from closing in<br>I was only waiting `round for something to begin<br>I was only seventeen<br>I told you that it didn`t mean a thing<br>Why can`t you just love me<br>Please don`t push too hard<br>The truth you think you`re after<br>Might just break your heart<br><br>I`m sure there are things you would rather keep inside<br>I won`t ask you about all the things you`ve tried<br>Don`t let yesterday get in the way<br>Why can`t we just start from where we are<br><br>I was only trying to keep the walls from closing in<br>I was only waiting `round for something to begin<br>I was only seventeen<br>I told you that it didn`t mean a thing<br>Why can`t you just love me<br>Please don`t push too hard<br>The truth you think you`re after<br>Might just break my heart